Fruitcake Bars

Enjoy these fruitcake bars made with Pillsbury® sugar cookies – a perfect dessert for Christmas. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

October 13, 2014

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies

tablespoons all-purpose flour

tablespoons bourbon or brandy

1/4

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8

teaspoon ground allspice

1/8

teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2

cup chopped pecans

1/2

cup chopped pitted dates

1/2

cup chopped mixed candied fruit

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
2

In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir in flour, bourbon, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg until well blended. Stir in pecans, dates and candied fruit. Press in pan.
3

Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Cut into 5 rows by 4 rows.

Bourbon or brandy lends traditional fruitcake flavor to these bars. If you don’t have it on hand or prefer to leave it out, substitute 1 teaspoon brandy extract and omit the flour.